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Being the home state to Silicon Valley is a mixed blessing. There are enormous advantages to concentrating the world’s best programmers and electronics designers within your borders, but when the tech gurus think they can solve the problems of your state by treating it like a start-up, things start to get messy. Read more

Caracas, capital of Venezuela, lies in a narrow mountain valley surrounded by popular areas that define its hillsides. It is a crowded city with a population of more than 5 million people and 1 million cars. Read more

Starting in 2016, private trains will connect Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and eventually Orlando, running at speeds up to 125 mph (205km/h), and making the trip in just three hours. But is this project going about it in the right way? Read more

More than 500 cities around the world now have a bike-share system, most of them being wildly successful in terms of market penetration and user-rates. In fact, we’re positively hooked on them. Read more

As I write this hundreds of people from across the globe have gathered in Adelaide for the Velo City Global Conference. And to add to the debate we're asking: should private companies and celebrities create change in cycling? Read more

Last month, a violent shooting took place in Isla Vista, California. But former UCSB student and Isla Vista resident Drew Reed remembers the town for its bike culture and its role in steering him toward the path of sustainable transportation. Read more